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Angela Graves-Harrington
Angela Graves-Harrington (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 246th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Graves-Harrington (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 246th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 246th District Court
Incumbent Angela Graves-Harrington defeated Charley Prine in the general election for Texas 246th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela Graves-Harrington (D) | 52.1 | 550,833 |
| Charley Prine (R) | 47.9 | 506,674 | ||
| Total votes: 1,057,507 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 246th District Court
Incumbent Angela Graves-Harrington advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 246th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Graves-Harrington | 100.0 | 139,045 |
| Total votes: 139,045 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 246th District Court
Charley Prine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 246th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charley Prine | 100.0 | 135,650 | |
| Total votes: 135,650 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 246th District Court
Angela Graves-Harrington defeated incumbent Charley Prine in the general election for Texas 246th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Graves-Harrington (D) | 56.8 | 671,226 |
| Charley Prine (R) | 43.2 | 510,963 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182,189 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 246th District Court
Angela Graves-Harrington defeated Charles Collins in the Democratic primary for Texas 246th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Graves-Harrington | 82.1 | 116,729 |
| Charles Collins | 17.9 | 25,468 | ||
| Total votes: 142,197 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 246th District Court
Incumbent Charley Prine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 246th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charley Prine | 100.0 | 113,372 | |
| Total votes: 113,372 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[1]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[3]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[1]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
